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Mayor Walker out of hospital, recovering from home

Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker is now at home recovering from COVID-19.

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International, multimillion-dollar grant to fund development of particle detector

Rakitha Beminiwattha, assistant professor of physics at Louisiana Tech University, and his team, which currently includes Yusuff Afeez Oluwatobi, doctoral engineering student, and Nirmal Bhusal, mechanical engineering senior, have begun developing a particle detection system as part of the Measurement of a Lepton-Lepton Electroweak Reaction Experiment (MOLLER) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

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Ruston man arrested for battery of dating partner

A Ruston man was taken into custody Tuesday following a domestic dispute.

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Immunize, win a prize

With the fall quarter around the corner, Louisiana Tech University is making a push for its students to get the COVID-19 vaccine by unveiling the “Get Your Shot to Win Big This Fall” incentive program, giving scholars the chance to win prizes for getting inoculated.

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Jonesboro teens killed in Lincoln Parish crash

Four Jonesboro teens were involved in a fatal, single-car crash on Works Road west of Highway 818 and just south of Grambling Monday afternoon at approximately 3:45 p.m.

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GSU hosts groundbreaking event

Over the weekend, Grambling State University hosted over 100 young ladies for the 5th Annual Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference and the Inaugural Isla Invitational in conjunction with the Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the Doug Williams Center.

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Dorm Demolition

Demolition continues in earnest on the old Mitchell, Cottingham and Richardson dormitory buildings on Tech Drive.

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Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators and the White House were locked in intense negotiations Tuesday to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to wrap up talks and show progress on President Joe Biden’s top priority.